Veteran Congress leader P Chidambaram, who was in Ahmedabad for the Congress convention on Tuesday, fell ill and fainted due to the heat at the Sabarmati Ashram in Ahmedabad. Following that, he was immediately admitted to Zydus Hospital.

After 64 years, the Indian National Congress is holding its convention with top leaders flocking to the city.

Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament Sonia Gandhi and Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi are among those who arrived for the Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting in Ahmedabad.

Sonia and Rahul, along with Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge visited the statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel to offer floral tributes around 11.30 pm at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Memorial in Shahibaug.

Back in the 1924 Congress session, Mahatma Gandhi was elected as president of the Indian National Congress. As the Congress marks 100 years since Gandhi’s presidency, the party is organising a national convention on the banks of the Sabarmati River in Gujarat, his birthplace. 

More than 2,000 leaders from across the country have arrived in the city for the event. Several political resolutions are expected to be passed during the CWC meeting.